This person developed the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
David Wechsler
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Define Mental age
a measure of intelligence test performance or the age that corresponds to a level of performance
100
Define Intelligence
The ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations
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What is the label given to those who score a 70 or below on intelligence tests?
Mental Retardation
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Heritability of intelligence never applies to an individual's intelligence, but only to __________.
Differences among people.
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Who discovered mental age?
Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon
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What is the difference between an aptitude test and an achievement test?
Aptitude measures ability to learn new skill whereas achievement tests reflect on what you have learned
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This condition shows a person having a limited mental ability but has an exceptional specific skill
Savant Syndrome
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What is the specific type of disorder closely associated with mental retardation that is caused by an extra chromosome?
Down syndrome
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The intelligence test scores of fraternal twins raised together are _____ similar than those of other siblings, and the scores of identical twins raised apart are _____ similar than the scores of identical twins raised together.
More, Less
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After Binet's death in 1911, this Stanford University professor revised Alfred Binet's test so that it would be more suitable for Americans
Lewis Terman
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What is the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)?
A widely used intelligence test that contains verbal and performance subtests
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What is a factor that underlies the various clusters?
General Intelligence
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As stability of intelligence test scores increases, age _____
Increases
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______ detect emotions more easily than the opposite gender does.
Women
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This German psychologist derived the Intelligence Quotient (IQ)
William Stern
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Describe the Flynn effect
The improving of test scores
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Describe the three intelligences of the Triarchic Theory of Intelligences
Analytical (problem solving): well defined problems with one answer
Creative: reacting adaptively to novel situations and creating novel ideas
Practical: often required for everyday tasks with multiple solutions
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At what age do intelligence test scores become fairly stable and consistent?
Age 7
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A _____ test predicts less accurately for one group than for another.
biased
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This person came up with a theory of multiple intelligences. Who was this person and name one of the eight multiple intelligences.
Howard Gardner
Visual-spatial Intelligence
Verbal-linguistic Intelligence
Bodily-kinesthetic Intelligence
Logical-mathematical Intelligence
Interpersonal Intelligence
Musical Intelligence
Intra personal Intelligence
Naturalistic Intelligence
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How do you calculate someones Intelligence Quotient (IQ)?
IQ= (mental age/chronological age)*100
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What are the four components of emotional intelligence?
The ability to perceive emotions, to understand emotions, manage emotions, and use emotions
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Those with mild mental retardation may learn academic skills up to a ____-grade level.
sixth
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The stereotype threat appears in some instances in intelligence testing among which race?